Central Specialty and Mail Order Pharmacy Tech

BHS • La Grange, KY

10d

About The Position

The Specialty Pharmacy Fulfillment Technician I is accountable for prescription fulfillment, distribution, and inventory management under pharmacist supervision in a fast paced, high-volume mail-order facility with large scale automation. This position plays a key role in pharmacy operations providing excellent service through high quality performance. The Specialty Pharmacy Fulfillment Technician I functions in a multi-skilled environment which requires the application of teamwork, leadership and flexibility. This position will require collaboration with the central call center pharmacy team to coordinate services and will have a low degree of interaction with patients and caregivers. The Specialty Pharmacy Fulfillment Technician I is required to perform all tasks in a safe manner consistent with Baptist Health System policies, federal and state pharmacy regulations, and applicable accrediting body standards. Baptist Health is looking for a Specialty Pharmacy Fulfillment Technician to join our team at our new Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, KY. Demonstrates commitment to the quality, philosophy, and values of Baptist Health by maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures, organizational objectives, process improvement, and safety standards. Performs all tasks associated with medication fulfillment for centralized specialty and home delivery prescriptions as permitted by state regulatory and accrediting agencies. Assists in the maintenance of pharmacy automation systems pursuant to state & federal regulations and BH policies and procedures. Performs nonsterile compounding per current guidelines and as permitted by state law and under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. Maintains compliance with cold chain and room temperature prescription packaging requirements based on seasonal pack-out changes. Assists in inventory management processes including order review, performing compliant receiving, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation. Collaborates with onsite call center team to coordinate services and resolve prescription issues. Assists with maintaining the pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order and ensures all assigned tasks are completed at the end of the shift. Escalates problems to a pharmacist or manager if unable to resolve independently. Assists in training new staff and contributes to team meetings. If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• If not already registered, Pharmacy Technician registration must be completed with KY Board of Pharmacy by date of hire (no testing is required; only a completed application and fee).

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail, mail order, central/call center pharmacy work experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs all tasks associated with medication fulfillment for centralized specialty and home delivery prescriptions as permitted by state regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Assists in the maintenance of pharmacy automation systems pursuant to state & federal regulations and BH policies and procedures.
• Performs nonsterile compounding per current guidelines and as permitted by state law and under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
• Maintains compliance with cold chain and room temperature prescription packaging requirements based on seasonal pack-out changes.
• Assists in inventory management processes including order review, performing compliant receiving, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.
• Collaborates with onsite call center team to coordinate services and resolve prescription issues.
• Assists with maintaining the pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order and ensures all assigned tasks are completed at the end of the shift.
• Escalates problems to a pharmacist or manager if unable to resolve independently.
• Assists in training new staff and contributes to team meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees